1964 Daytona 500

Auto race held at Daytona International Speedway in 1964 August 2021 February 2025 1964 Daytona 500 CUST Race 8 of 62 in the 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series season 1964_Daytona_500_program_cover_and_logo.jpg 1964 Daytona 500 program cover 1964 02 23 Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona Beach, Florida, U.S. 2.5 4.02 200 500 804.672 154.334 mph on Cold with temperatures of 55 F C; wind speeds of 13 mph km/hhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Daytona%20Beach/1964-02-23 Weather of the 1964 Daytona 500 The Old Farmers' Almanac 2015-01-25 Paul Goldsmith Ray Nichels 174.91 mph km/h Richard Petty Petty Enterprises 184 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises The 1964 Daytona 500, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on February 23, 1964, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Race report The race was won by Richard Petty driving a 1964 Plymouth. Petty drove his number 43 to victory in 3 hours and 14 minutes. There were three caution flags that slowed the race for 19 laps. The Chrysler teams debuted their brand-new 426 ci Chrysler Hemi engine in this race. During the race itself, Richard Petty, who at the time was known best for his skill on short tracks, led 184 of the 200 laps (a Daytona 500 record that stands to this day) and Chrysler teams took four of the top five spots. First Daytona 500 starts for Bobby Isaac, Doug Cooper, Johnny Rutherford, Jack Anderson, Jim Bray, and Neil Castles. Only Daytona 500 starts for Dave MacDonald, Jo Schlesser, Smokey Boutwell, Jim McElreath, Ronnie Chumley, Bobby Marshman, Joe Clark, Bill McMahan, and Jim Cook. Last Daytona 500 starts for Jimmy Pardue, Billy Wade, Dan Gurney, Larry Thomas, Ralph Earnhardt, Curtis Crider, Sal Tovella, Parnelli Jones, Fireball Roberts, and Elmo Henderson. This was the first NASCAR race that had a purse of over $100,000. Race results Pos Grid No. Car number Driver Entrant Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Winnings Laps led Laps as the lead driver Time/Status 1 2 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises 1964 Plymouth 200 $33,300 184 3:14:23 2 6 54 Jimmy Pardue Charles Robinson 1964 Plymouth 199 $11,600 0 +1 Lap 3 1 25 Paul Goldsmith Ray Nichels 1964 Plymouth 198 $8,600 11 +2 Laps 4 9 21 Marvin Panch Wood Brothers Racing 1964 Ford 198 $4,350 0 +2 Laps 5 10 15 Jim Paschal Cotton Owens 1964 Dodge 197 $3,700 0 +3 Laps 6 21 1 Billy Wade Bud Moore Engineering 1964 Mercury 197 $2,500 0 +3 Laps 7 11 16 Darel Dieringer Bill Stroppe 1964 Mercury 197 $2,000 0 +3 Laps 8 14 29 Larry Frank Holman-Moody 1964 Ford 197 $1,750 0 +3 Laps 9 3 3 Junior Johnson Ray Fox 1964 Dodge 197 $1,500 0 +3 Laps 10 19 17 Dave MacDonald Bill Stroppe 1964 Mercury 196 $1,200 0 +4 Laps 11 13 32 Tiny Lund Graham Shaw 1964 Ford 195 $1,200 0 +5 Laps 12 5 41 Buck Baker Petty Enterprises 1964 Plymouth 194 $1,200 0 +6 Laps 13 18 77 Jo Schlesser Bondy Long 1964 Ford 192 $1,200 0 +8 Laps 14 20 12 Dan Gurney Wood Brothers Racing 1964 Ford 192 $1,200 0 +8 Laps 15 4 26 Bobby Isaac Ray Nichels 1964 Dodge 189 $1,500 3 Fuel 16 25 27 Larry Thomas Ray Nichels 1963 Plymouth 188 $1,000 0 +12 Laps 17 22 19 Cale Yarborough Herman Beam 1964 Ford 187 $1,000 0 +13 Laps 18 31 60 Doug Cooper Bob Cooper 1963 Ford 186 $1,000 0 +14 Laps 19 28 31 Ralph Earnhardt Tom Spell 1963 Ford 180 $1,000 0 +20 Laps 20 29 84 Smokey Boutwell Rocky Hinton 1963 Ford 180 $1,000 0 +20 Laps 21 30 62 Curtis Crider Curtis Crider 1963 Ford 177 $725 0 +23 Laps 22 39 95 Reb Wickersham Ken Spikes 1964 Dodge 131 $725 0 Sway bar 23 24 09 Sal Tovella Herb Onash 1964 Ford 129 $725 0 Engine 24 8 00 A. J. Foyt Banjo Matthews 1964 Ford 127 $825 2 Engine 25 26 14 Jim McElreath Bill Stroppe 1964 Mercury 126 $725 0 Crash 26 35 01 Johnny Rutherford Bud Moore Engineering 1964 Mercury 107 $725 0 Crash 27 17 11 Ned Jarrett Bondy Long 1964 Ford 106 $725 0 Crash 28 12 15 Parnelli Jones Bill Stroppe 1964 Mercury 77 $725 0 Engine 29 42 89 Buddy Baker David Walker 1964 Plymouth 64 $725 0 Engine 30 7 6 David Pearson Cotton Owens 1964 Dodge 52 $725 0 Crash 31 34 28 Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody 1964 Ford 49 $725 0 Engine 32 36 92 Jack Anderson Ray Osborne 1963 Ford 41 $725 0 Rear end 33 32 2 G. C. Spencer G. C. Spencer 1963 Pontiac 31 $725 0 Engine 34 27 04 Ronnie Chumley H. B. Bailey 1963 Pontiac 21 $725 0 Engine 35 16 06 Bobby Marshman Holman-Moody 1964 Ford 17 $725 0 Overheating 36 23 7 Bobby Johns Shorty Johns 1964 Pontiac 15 $725 0 Engine 37 15 22 Fireball Roberts Holman-Moody 1964 Ford 13 $725 0 Transmission 38 40 34 Wendell Scott Wendell Scott 1962 Chevrolet 7 $725 0 Overheating 39 37 70 Elmo Henderson Paul Clayton 1963 Pontiac 4 $725 0 Engine 40 43 97 Joe Clark Al McCline 1964 Ford 4 $725 0 Head gasket 41 44 82 Bill McMahan Casper Hensley 1963 Pontiac 3 $725 0 Handling 42 45 56 Jim Bray Nick Rampling 1962 Chevrolet 2 $725 0 Handling 43 33 71 Bunkie Blackburn Roscoe Sanders 1963 Plymouth 1 $725 0 Crankshaft 44 41 61 Bob Cooper Bob Cooper 1962 Pontiac 1 $725 0 Oil pressure 45 46 20 Jim Cook Jack Anderson 1963 Ford 1 $725 0 Handling 46 38 86 Neil Castles Buck Baker 1962 Chrysler 1 $725 0 Transmission Timeline Section reference: Start of race: Paul Goldsmith started the event with the first-place position. Lap 2: Richard Petty took over the lead from Paul Goldsmith. Lap 3: Bill McMahan could not handle his racing vehicle properly. Lap 7: Bobby Isaac took over the lead from Richard Petty. Lap 10: Richard Petty took over the lead from Bobby Isaac. Lap 13: Fireball Roberts' transmission stopped working in a safe manner. Lap 15: Bobby Johns managed to blow his engine while he was driving. Lap 17: Bobby Marshman managed to overheat his vehicle. Lap 21: Ronnie Chumley managed to overheat his engine. Lap 31: G.C. Spencer had to leave the race due to a faulty engine. Lap 40: A.J. Foyt took over the lead from Richard Petty. Lap 42: Paul Goldsmith took over the lead from A.J. Foyt. Lap 49: Fred Lorenzen managed to blow his engine. Lap 52: Richard Petty took over the lead from Paul Goldsmith. Lap 54: David Pearson's accident forced the yellow flag to appear, caution ended on lap 60. Lap 64: Buddy Baker managed to blow his engine. Lap 77: Parnelli Jones managed to blow his engine. Lap 107: Johnny Rutherford had a terminal crash. Lap 112: Johnny Rutherford and Ned Jarrett's accident on turn two caused a caution, which ended on lap 118. Lap 126: Jim McElreath had a terminal crash. Lap 130: Jim McElreath's accident created a caution which ended on lap 134. Lap 189: Bobby Isaac ran out of fuel while racing. Finish: Richard Petty was officially declared the winner of the event. References http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1964_Daytona_500/W 1964 Daytona 500 racing-reference.info June 2, 2012 Daytona 500 Daytona 500 Daytona 500 Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway